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Coronary calcium scoring: What does it really mean?

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    Manuel D. Cerqueira & Maria P. Rumsey

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J Nucl Cardiol 2003;10:692-5.

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Cerqueira, M.D., Rumsey, M.P. Coronary calcium scoring: What does it really mean?. J Nucl Cardiol 10, 692–695 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.09.004

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